impact of universal vaccination against hepatitis b: the italian model

Impact of Universal Vaccination Against Hepatitis B: The Italian Model

Please cite this paper as: Coppola RC, Meloni A, Campagna M. Impact of Universal Vaccination Against Hepatitis B: The Italian Model. Hepat Mon. 2012;12(7): 417-19. DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.6396 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This article can be useful for all readers who are interested in public health issues and in methods to assess, contain and monitoring the ...

epidemiological impact of mandatory vaccination against hepatitis b in italian young adults

Let It “B”? The Role of Hepatitis B Universal Vaccination among Italian Problematic Drug Users

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) hepatitis is extremely common among problematic drug users (DUs). As of 2012, 47 of the 53 European countries had implemented a universal hepatitis B vaccination programme, a scenario that could radically change its spread. Even so, drug users are still one of the main groups at risk of being infected by HBV, exposing the fact that universal vaccination still has not man...

Epidemiological Impact of Mandatory Vaccination against Hepatitis B in Italian Young Adults

BACKGROUND Viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of acute and chronic liver diseases worldwide. OBJECTIVES In Italy, a mandatory vaccination policy was introduced in 1991 and was established for all newborns and 12-year-old individuals. In 2004, vaccination of 12-year old adolescents was discontinued, and that of infants was maintained. PATIENTS AND METHODS We...

Impact of universal preadolescent vaccination against hepatitis B on antenatal seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers in British Columbia women.

Countries with a low risk of hepatitis B (HB) lack data on the effectiveness of universal HB vaccination programs for children. British Columbia began a program in 1992, offering HB vaccination to 11 year olds. We conducted an anonymous, unlinked serologic survey 7 years later, analyzing a random sample of specimens (n = 1215) from women aged 15-44 years who had undergone antenatal rubella test...

Vaccination against hepatitis b virus: are Italian medical students sufficiently protected after the public vaccination programme?

BACKGROUND The development of a vaccine against hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been a major achievement in terms of prevention of HBV infection. For the present study, we analysed the long-term immunogenicity and effectiveness of HBV vaccination among healthcare students with different working seniorities. METHODS A cross-sectional study of undergraduate and postgraduate students attending the M...